Gallagher later asks: "It is said you are a shy, retiring young lad. Do you like to keep yourself to yourself?"

Balotelli replies: "Yes, I don't like it when people talk about my business or my life. I'm really private. So, maybe some people think I'm arrogant, but it's just me."

The Italian striker has been involved in a number of controversial incidents in recent years, including being fined a week's wages after breaking a curfew ahead of a City game and attempting a backheel in a pre-season friendly against LA Galaxy.